How do you tell if a scope is mil/mil or moa/moa or moa/ mil or mil/moa I know I should know but I guess I don’t.
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Research the specs online for that exact model number scope. Google can be your friend (OR NOT)
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I've never seen an moa/mil (reticle/turret) scope, and for good reason if you think about it.
Turrets are usually labeled, so it's easy enough to discern between moa or mil turrets. There are also 1/4" ( and 1/8" ) in 100yd turrets, which are used on some SFP mil reticle scopes.
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You are right about the turrets showing the MOA/MIL change per click, but the reticle can be either. Scopes have mixed turret and reticle settings all the time. You have to check the specs and make sure you are getting MIL/MIL or MOA/MOA, or you are going to be doing lots of math in your head while drawing down on your target.
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As far as I know, the only scopes that have mixed reticle types are SFP scopes without mil turrets.
If the scope has mil turrets, it will have a mil reticle.
If it's a mil FFP scope or moa FFP scope, the turrets will match the reticle.
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Thanks for the reply’s.so if I’ve got this right all sfp scopes have mil reticle so you need mil turrets and ffp can have both both moa and mill reticles.
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"...all sfp scopes have mil reticle..." NO, SFP scopes are available with most any reticle type.
"...ffp can have both both moa and mill reticles..." FFP scopes can have either moa or mil reticles, and their turrets will have multiples of the same/matching units.
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What scope magnification range are you looking for?
▪(A) 3-9x | 3-12x
▪(B) 4-14x | 4-16x | 3-18x
▪(C) 6-20x | 6-24x | 5-20x | 5-24x
▪(D) 5-30x
Matthias
▪(A) 3-9x | 3-12x
▪(B) 4-14x | 4-16x | 3-18x
▪(C) 6-20x | 6-24x | 5-20x | 5-24x
▪(D) 5-30x
Matthias
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Also some scopes, both FFP and SFP, can come with BDC/(bullet drop compensating) reticles that work as approximations for a range of trajectories that are similar. Or BDC turrets but often the mil or moa markings are still there to reference.
The easy button is mil/mil FFP. 10th's = 37 clicks is 3.7 mils. It's relatively easy to find 3.7 mils in the reticle as well. If you plan on being on low magnification often then you'll need a thicker reticle in a FFP scope.
The easy button is mil/mil FFP. 10th's = 37 clicks is 3.7 mils. It's relatively easy to find 3.7 mils in the reticle as well. If you plan on being on low magnification often then you'll need a thicker reticle in a FFP scope.
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I know of no BDC scope that is calibrated to the "bullet drop" of an airgun pellet.... A PDC ("pellet drop compensating") reticle would be interesting, though!
BDC scopes all seem to be calibrated to the trajectories of common firearm ammunition, at common firearm ranges like 50y, 100y, 200y, and 300y....
Good advice!
I recently learned from a forum member that thick outer posts in the reticle help when the FFP scope is a low magnifications. The thick posts guide your eye toward the crosshair intersections, even if those crosshairs a very fine.Also, turning the reticle illumination on helps a lot at low magnifications.
Matthias
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Yeah, some people don't know about airgun scopes vs other scopes. But there are BDC's for rimfires and I think many of them focus close.
I think I saw a PDC reticle somewhere in my perusing??? Maybe it was a FT scope???
I think I saw a PDC reticle somewhere in my perusing??? Maybe it was a FT scope???
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